# Friends Access Not Working

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/friends-access-not-working/144402>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [May 6, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friends-access-not-working/144402 "2016-05-06T18:54:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![nickdunc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5e9695/32.png) [@nickdunc](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nickdunc)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friends-access-not-working/144402/1 "2016-05-06T18:54:20Z")

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I have invited a number of friends and given them full access to my server.  
They have created accounts, but none of them can see my server or access its contents.  
Is there perhaps some common mistake I am making?  
Thanks,  
Nick

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**Author:** ![hthighway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hthighway/32/82003_2.png) [@hthighway](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hthighway)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friends-access-not-working/144402/2 "2016-05-06T19:01:17Z")

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Start Here: [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200484543-Enabling-Remote-Access-for-a-Server](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200484543-Enabling-Remote-Access-for-a-Server)

Then there is also the Troubleshoot page: [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200931138](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200931138)

And then once Remote Access is working properly, here is the page on sharing your server:[https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/sections/200295083-Server-Sharing](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/sections/200295083-Server-Sharing)

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**Author:** ![starbetrayer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/starbetrayer/32/11335_2.png) [@starbetrayer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/starbetrayer)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friends-access-not-working/144402/3 "2016-05-09T19:32:35Z")

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> @nickdunc said:  
> I have invited a number of friends and given them full access to my server.  
> They have created accounts, but none of them can see my server or access its contents.  
> Is there perhaps some common mistake I am making?  
> Thanks,  
> Nick

is your server available via remote access ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friends-access-not-working/144402/4 "2020-01-07T21:22:27Z")

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